Investigating flow topologies in boundary layer transition using direct numerical simulation

Applied Scientific Research (The Hague)

Volumn 57, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 367-382

  Bulbeck, C J ^a   Chong, M S ^a   Soria, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boundary layer; Numerical simulation; Topology; Transition

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYERS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TURBULENT FLOW;

INCOMPRESSIBLE BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; TRANSITIONING FLOWS;

BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW;

EID: 0030315238     PISSN: 00036994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf02506070     Document Type: Article

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